The Battle of Nezib (present-day Nizip) was fought on June 24, 1839
between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. The Egyptians were led by Ibrahim Pasha,
while the Ottomans were led by Hafiz Pasha, with Moltke in command of the Ottoman
artillery[3]. The
Ottoman were positioned at Mezar, southwest of Nezib, with the
Nezib river on their left. Ibrahim advanced his force, under heavy
Turkish artillery fire, towards the Ottoman lines. At the same
time, the Ottoman line began to take Egyptian artillery fire, and
were suffering losses. By the time Ibrahim's infantry had
encountered the Ottoman line, Hafiz's army was in complete rout,
the Egyptian artillery having broken their morale[4].